NFL Minute: Eagles must force turnovers to succeed against Washington

NFL Minute: Eagles must force turnovers to succeed against Washington

With the struggles the Philadelphia Eagles have endured in the season following their impressive run to a Super Bowl title, much has been made of the team’s strifes in terms of pass defense.

While the squad’s pass rush hasn’t changed much – they are 16th in sacks at the moment, as opposed to 15th a year ago – the lack of success in the secondary has caused the team to dip to 28th in the league in pass defense entering Monday night.

After last season’s defense accumulated 19 interceptions and 12 fumble recoveries – which ranked fourth in the NFL – the Eagles have tallied a -8 turnover differential so far with the second-fewest takeaways (8) in the league.

Tim Benz states that with the year hanging in the balance, the Eagles might be able to reverse their fortunes on Monday against Washington quarterback Colt McCoy, who threw three picks in his last start on Thanksgiving.

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